Condenser



Jan. 24, 1933. R B, PARKER 1,895,294

CONDENSER Filed Dec. 11, 1929 z-sheets-sheet 1 ?June ntu WB. 3351 42 a ot R. B. PARKER Jan. 24, 1933.

CONDENSER Filed Dec.

ll. 1929 2 sheets-Sheet 2 vwwtoz 3351 &Mme/

"STATES P E T RICHAR B. PRK R,

Pat ent ed an. 24,

OF SKANT LES, :NEW Y R ASSLGNO To. SIV E DARBY,

AS TRUSTEE, OF IPALISAD JERSEY" This invention relates to apparatus for and method of removing oil 'and Water "from" gasprepared in the carbonizati'on of coal and" the like and has forits Obj ect the provision of means :whereby v the Condensate is'- ren loxzed from the gas 'When and 'as formed t constantly successive lower temperatures.

Anotherobject includes the provision of means for introducingthehottest 'gas into passage of the gases.

' tion that part of the apparatus Which is hottest and then advancing `said through the epparatus to constantly lower temperatu res. A further object lnclldes the PI`OV1S10I1 OAVI ba files grouped between successive'nests of coolingpipes for condensing nd separating the condensates from said gas 'When formed to thereby prevent re-evporation.. ILUI'F' ther 'provide a seriesof nested cooling means disposed n the"plth'of thehot gases and alternated by baflles formed to 'restrlct the v V Fig.` 4' s &View taken on the line of Fig.2;

F il *is a View t akeon theline of l Fig. 1 and v `parts throughout the several views;

section. A

F lg. 6 is a View showing one end of the nested tubes and a 'porton of the Water chest Like reference numeralsepply to similar It is the prime purpose 'of myinefion to produce a simplified eHCient-condens ng column herein the fundesirable elements, :Such as Water and oil vapors, are efiiciently and successflly remov ed 'To thisendI proT ide en apparatus Wherein thecoohng medlm 1s introduced in one end and conducted through' a-broken View in elevation of ai &series of nested coolinltubes to end of the apparatus to there 1net t he in`*- fiowmg'heated gas from Which the nndesirable conden sates are to 'beremoved as and.

:'-` the series oftu'bes to 'collect and conduct ofl the condenste as thesa'me is i A formed and to collect said condensates in the When formed. \i F orgthspurpose I provide bflies adjacent bottom of the vessel. l y

The a-pparatus consists ofL co-ldensel col-` umn in the shap eof a Vertical cylinder: The

loWer portion of the-saidcolumn constitutes a storage for th' condensate and theupper ,A portlonserves as a gas contmernd separa tor- A 'cooling medium; Such s watelenters `tlielowest" ne'st of tubesfand passes .succe'ssiv ely through the pp'aratus to the `upper v hests. The hot a-ses at approximately. a tem peratureof 180 F. enter the' container at'the top and strike the nests :of horizontal'ubes at right ngles. At the -temperature of the gas as t enters the condenser it contains a quantity of oil and 'Water in the form of'l Va'por. It is the purpose of this i nvention to remove the Vapor. L'

` Immedately after leaving the firstnest of i tubes the area of the"container isreduced by 4 means of baffiein thebfo'rm of :i trunca ted cone. The Sides ofthisbaflle form a cl-' lector for 'the condensate from thefirst nest of tubes. l openlngs at the base of "fihefbiffle, Which conor the condensate may be collected by & n

external pipe (not shown): i *Afterleaving the'firstnest Of tubesfand condenser'cone, Which for convenience'will y V :86 i This condensate esca pes through s densate may thus run down tbe sides ofthe cylinder' to collect in the tank at the 'base be designated a condenser section, .thegt-s' passes directly over a second-nest 'of tubes sametime vthes has been cooled and i ili" 90 and cone similarly a rrnged. This rrane :T ment ofjsections one abo e the Other may be mltiplied to anydesired extent and 'for j practicl purposes I find "lml'yfiVe' such con? V denser sections usua-lly aflC'Ord ja nple neas 3- 4 for`comple ely condensing andremovinthe 'ndesirable ater and oil vapors. At the sired. In the brolen viewsh own in ig 2' threecondenser sections are llustrated. It'

.'Wll be observed that the collector cone. be-' neath the lowest nest of tubes is inverted so ast odirect the final condensate into a tube Whichis provided-'With slots of specialdek Referring denser 'column comprses a of suitable dimensions.

Vertical cylinder This column Is 'formed by an' outer Shell having anzupper 'denser column may be' supported onthe condenser sectlons, above to the outer shellwll ,as shown. i Near the tion is provided.

` base' ofthe cone there are provded'two out# lets 17:'for'permitting 'the condensates to 'be collected in the base of the column as described' above. It Will be noted that innne v diately bene'ath the: first condenser' section, a repetition of: the' nested tubes (not' shown.) and cone 16" forming' a second condensersec v In this manner the conde nserv sections aremultipled 'toh-"suficient number (usuallyfive) for completely remOving'the c ondensates 'ndfor cooling the gas to a proper' temperature.

vided so as to .collect the condensatewithin' the tube 21 This'tube is provided Withoppositely the edges of which the final condensate COl lects and through Which the cooled dehyv i rises throu ghthe a nnular space 'to-the 0111318 13" disposed pointed narrow slo'ts 22 on drate andd-oiled gas passes. The gas then 12,' completely freedfrom oil and ater and' properlyccooled. "A- coollng. mediunnsuch as Water, enters the lower'nest of'tubes -at 23300 'fiOW throughthe cooiing tubes and out at v '24k to the'next nest'of cooling tubes above and V "thefianges SO out at 36 through the whole series oftubes." It willbe noted that and '36, Fig. 3, through wh ich the cooling medium is conducted'and situated at' the left hand side ofthe figure, are'open i. While the .right hand sideof the co-rresponding'flauges 35'.` and' are closed by blanks.

Ths' condition is provided for *additional Water supply'or for an extension of columns. o The'water is distributed by Water chest33, i (as shown .in'Figs. 3'and 6. The ,cover 34; is

provided With i pl Ltes are providedcwi th holes' 52 and`53 for the .distribution of Water-as desired Any handles and thedivision su'itable'rnens for dstributirigWateto the p provided and thesemay i gb blrikd ofl if'desired; als showninlfig j,

where' nulneral`36rpresents `t bla-nkI-nd 37 anelongated hole intsaid blank or in't'he coling tubes may 'be versed in the art.

nov to the drwngs, the con- The Beneath the lest nest of tubes the truncated bflle 20 is prothroughwhich 'partition wall of the Water ches t. The ends' of the tubes are fastened into tube plate 32, see'Fig. 6. 1 Itis obvious that various mOdi-' fications Will suggest themselves to those A What I Claim', therefore, asnev'f and 'useful i V and desre to secure by Letters 'Patent is: i i

1. In a' condenser column, the combination of groups' of nested tubes Inaintainedat suc cessively lower temperature a truncated'- baffle beneath'ech of said groups of tubes for coll'ecting condensates, the last of said baf l' `fles' being inverted, and an extension on said' inverted ba fiie, saidjextensionbeing provided wlth ,Vertical slots,` and a reservoir for sald 'condensates.

tubes a* i groups" of, tubes, sald bafiies fornnng means for collectlng andremovlngcondenstes ,1m-

mediately upon A condenser column comprisng 'a multi A 2.' I a condens'er, column,the'combintion of successive groupsof horizontally disposed' truncated:bafile-beneath each of s'id i r being formed and .means i for reducing the ,transverse area' Of thecon r denser column, Sl-li, means'havlng slots. i l

pie of condens er secti`ons,"ech provided with s COolin means disposed .transversely' across s the path of passing gas', a restrictive truncated beneath each of s'ld coollng means, said 'baffle constituting'meins for collecting and separating condensate formed jas" the :gas passes over sald cooling means, and means for reducng the gas passage `area In theoondenser column said means having slots' i for Collecting and separating the final con densate fromthegas. 4. A condenser column' comprising'a multi-. ple of con denser secti`onse`a'ch provided 'With cooling means disposed 4 transversely across; the path of passing gasa truncated baflle beneath, each of seid cooli'ng means,

collecting the conden'sate formed asthe gsf v l "said bafr ,fles constituting means forseparetmg and passes-through'said'cooling means, meansfor i storing the condensate, an extension' on the of Which the final' conden s ate collects.

.In testimony Whereof I have hereunto Set my hnd onths 9th day OfDecember,A;-;D;

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i last battle, :said extension having'slots therein j the gas passes and on theedges i 

